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Robins AFB cleared to pursue new missions to replace JSTARS
Two studies that looked how the new missions could affect the environment at Robins found they would have “no significant impact."
Transforming Command and Control — A Strategic Imperative for the Warfighter
Ultimately, investing in these efforts today will advance our ability to operate across all domains at speed — accelerating the “kill chain” and preserving our decision advantage.
By Gen Jeff Harrigian
New in 2021: Advanced Battle Management System testing begins
Major experiments to allow aircraft, sensors and other weapons systems across services to share data could begin as early as March.
US Air Force ready to test tech for new battle management system
The Air Force is ramping up its efforts to test and field a suite of new hardware and software that will become the military’s command and control backbone.
By Valerie Insinna
US Air Force awards another batch of contracts to build new battle management system
The service has established a pool of nearly 50 contractors that may build pieces of the Advanced Battle Management System.
By Valerie Insinna
The new imperative: Connecting the joint force with a digital advantage
While the U.S. military operates sophisticated weapons systems, it is not networked in a way that reflects the digital connectivity we all depend on in our everyday lives.
By Maj. Gen. Mike Fantini and Lt. Col. Jake Sotiriadis
Air Force, SpaceX to test Starlink capabilities in upcoming live-fire demonstration
The April 8 event will be the next iteration of the military’s Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) exercises, taking place at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, and Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The demonstration will test the military's interoperability with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellations.
By Dylan Gresik
The Air Force just conducted the first test of its Advanced Battle Management System
The Air Force plans to conduct additional demos every four months.
By Valerie Insinna
Air Force begins in-house JSTARS maintenance amid Northrop Grumman’s shortfalls
The Air Force began conducting its own depot maintenance for JSTARS July 17 at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, in an effort to field the Air Force’s premier ground surveillance and battle management aircraft quicker amid contractor shortfalls.
By Kyle Rempfer
The White House wants 37 items gone from the NDAA
The House draft of the annual Pentagon policy bill is full of things the White House finds objectionable. Enough for a veto? Probably not.
By Joe Gould